Ancient Buddhism in Japan, Vol. 2
English
1935
354 pages
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Unlock the mystical origins of Japanese statecraft and spirituality in this definitive study of 8th-century Buddhism. From the elaborate healing rituals of the Medicine Buddha to the 'Golden Light' protecting the nation, M.W. de Visser reveals how ancient scriptures forged the very identity of the Japanese Empire.
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LOTUS SUTRA78pHokkekyō76pTendai71pSaishōōkyō65pKōfukuji62ptendoku62pDaihannyakyō59pHossō56pTōdaiji53pShingon50pNinnōkyō46pLotus Sūtra45psūtra38pEmperor Shōmu37pSanron35pKokubunji34pYakushiji34pShoku Nihongi33pDaigokuden31pKongō-hannyakyō29pKwannon29pBuddhism28pEnryakuji28pNihon kiryaku28pHieizan27pBuddhist rituals27pShintō27pYakushikyō26pYakushi Nyorai26pDIAMOND SUTRA26pTendai sect26pGenkō Shakusho25pkōshi25pAmitābha25pMañjuśrī24pGOLDEN LIGHT SUTRA23pNara22pBodhisattva22pSaishōe22pAmida22pSeiryōden22pKonkwōmyōkyō21pBodhisattvas21pIssaikyō21pHokke hakkō21pAvalokiteśvara21pShōmu Tennō21pSŪTRAS20pYuimakyō20pMaitreya20pHōshōji20pGREAT WISDOM SUTRA19pNara Period19pYuima-e19pŚākyamuni19pJapanese history19pKegon18pHokke-e18pHüen-tsang18pKumārajīva18pDaijii18pDaianji18pGosaie18pFusō ryakki18pYakushi18pDengyō Daishi17pEmperor Seiwa17pShaka17pSamantabhadra17pEmpress Kōken17phonzon17pI-tsing16pXuanzang16pJapanese Buddhist history16pEmperor Nimmyō16pMichinaga16pFujiwara no Michinaga16pJapan15pJapanese Buddhism15pSaichō15pHossō sect15pkokubun-niji15pHokkeji15pTendai Buddhism15p
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